The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Luke 1:57-67

Praise be the child
sent from God
who is to usher in the Kingdom
who is to announce that
the time has come
for the world to spin
Free
of the bounds that have held it so long
Free
as the tongue loosened
from the voice of Zechariah
Free
from the bounds placed
by the traditions of this world
Free
to be the pureness
brought forth by Elizabeth
into a world
not Free
and all who heard of this child
wondered
at the birth
and the wonder
to come